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Reigate and Banstead road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 561 road traffic collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1998, and 792 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1997 (649), and casualties fell from 908.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 25,206 collisions in Reigate and Banstead.

Collisions in 1998
561
Down 14% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
792
Down 13% on 1997
Fatal collisions
8
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Reigate and Banstead in 1998

1.4% of collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1998 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Reigate and Banstead from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious9617%
  • Slight45781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious11515%
  • Slight66984%

Reigate and Banstead road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Reigate and Banstead, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 708 in 1981. 1998 is highlighted, with 561, down 14% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025300411
2024292371
2023310373
2022316416
2021301385
2020247310
2019363476
2018384507
2017427576
2016444626
2015478632
2014469655
2013440607
2012513735
2011487686
2010455614
2009482668
2008484715
2007472660
2006561809
2005571769
2004648872
2003565832
2002560849
2001602893
2000606876
1999636867
1998561792
1997649908
1996643901
1995635899
1994644893
1993570793
1992603809
1991598805
1990705934
1989634847
1988646864
1987624868
1986615796
1985645842
1984682912
1983590727
1982706894
1981708963
1980676888
1979659838

When and where crashes happen in Reigate and Banstead in 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (12%)
  • Tuesday94 (17%)
  • Wednesday103 (18%)
  • Thursday75 (13%)
  • Friday101 (18%)
  • Saturday62 (11%)
  • Sunday59 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (8.4%)
  • February68 (12%)
  • March33 (5.9%)
  • April44 (7.8%)
  • May53 (9.4%)
  • June56 (10%)
  • July47 (8.4%)
  • August33 (5.9%)
  • September51 (9.1%)
  • October36 (6.4%)
  • November51 (9.1%)
  • December42 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight379 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit134 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (3.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds432 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry360 (64%)
  • Wet or damp191 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph329 (59%)
  • 40 mph71 (13%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph59 (11%)
  • 70 mph96 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway374 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout19 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded17 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant558 (70%)
  • Pedestrian65 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist46 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1543 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20110 (14%)
  • 21 to 2588 (11%)
  • 26 to 35183 (23%)
  • 36 to 4590 (11%)
  • 46 to 5587 (11%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.4%)
  • Over 7526 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded46 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider540 (68%)
  • Passenger187 (24%)
  • Pedestrian65 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car811 (76%)
  • Motorcycle66 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Reigate and Banstead in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Reigate and Banstead

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Reigate and Banstead ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Reigate and Banstead had the 149th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Reigate and Banstead with the most crashes in 1998

The A23 had the most collisions in Reigate and Banstead in 1998: 91, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Reigate and Banstead, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2391136220
2ndM2575105110
3rdA217659229
4thA25385306
5thB2032182613
6thA2022131701
7thM23133214
8thA2044111601
9thB2036101203
10thA2427902
11thB22176601
12thB29061001
13thA24051002
14thB20345701
15thB222051002
16thB221841002
17thB22194501
18thB22214501
19thB20313500
20thB20333300

Towns in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 1998

Redhill, Reigate and Banstead had the most collisions of any town in Reigate and Banstead in 1998: 82.

Postcode districts in Reigate and Banstead: crashes in 1998

RH1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Reigate and Banstead in 1998: 224.

Latest crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Reigate and Banstead in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Reigate and Banstead road accidents in other years